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Spy gear to catch cheaters

As cheating tech like affair websites gets more and more sophisticated, so too does the technology to catch a cheater using spy gear. If you’re concerned that your partner has been cheating on you but you don’t know for sure, there’s a number of different pieces of technology you can use.

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SMS Shadow

In this article I want to talk a little about some of the free software that is available on the internet. One well-known piece of software is called SMS Shadow and it can do much of what similar proprietary pieces of software can do, including: capture text messages, social media messages, including picture messages, new apps installed, emails sent, time stamp and information of phone calls received and made, web browser history, and GPS location of the phone.

The app must be installed on the target device but one of the best things about SMS Shadow is that it will not show up on their list of installed apps (if you download the correct version). Initially it will show up as a widget and in order to initiate it you must drag and drop it onto the desktop. Once that is done, you can register the app using an email address. This email address will be used to log into the site that records the information that you want to glean from your partner.

Catch a cheater in the act

Next, what you want to do is register an account on the SMS Shadow website that will allow you access to the information that is being sent there. The website will then send an activation link to your email address and there you have it, you’re all set.

Now, the free version of SMS Shadow only allows you to sniff SMS, but if you’re interested in paying for the premium service, then you can access all of the other things that are listed above for only $3.99 a month, and there’s a 3 day free trial.

SMS Backup Plus

As the technology for cheating got better, so too did the apps to catch a cheater using spy gear. In fact, some of these applications have NSA quality functionality and are fairly simply to install depending on your level of expertise. A program like SMS Backup Plus requires that you know how to root a phone. As far as cheating spy gear goes, this is fairly invasive. Firstly, rooting a phone likely voids the warranty, so if the phone ever has a problem that is covered under the warranty and your partner goes to check it out, they may find out the hard way that you’ve been spying on them. Nonetheless, SMS Backup Plus, is a good app for going through someone’s text history but it won’t do much more than that. You will need to be savvy enough to install it directly to the apps folder, so you’ll need to know how to root the phone and install it without them knowing or being able to see that it is installed.

Both of these methods are incredibly invasive ways to find out if your girlfriend or boyfriend are cheating on you. In most places they are illegal and violate the terms of service for using such services in the EULA. On the other hand, the majority of these programs are used specifically for the purposes of spying. Your best bet here is to cover your ass. Don’t use real email addresses and if you do pay for services, use prepaid credit cards.